(einer Sache) Farbe verleihen

to lend color to something

Türkçe: bir şeye renk katmak

Noun

Farbe f.

Verb

verleihen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der Künstler verlieh der grauen Fassade bunte Farbe.

How it is used

Means 'to lend color to something' – making it more vivid/interesting. Formal/figurative register. Use in storytelling: 'Seine Anekdoten verliehen der Geschichte Farbe.' Not for literal painting.

Other verbs that go with Farbe

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Farbe annehmento take on color
• Farbe bekennento show one's true colors
• Farbe bekommento get color

All collocations with Farbe

Other collocations built on verleihen

• Autorität verleihento confer or grant authority